The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-12

"n"'oiI contested every inch of groun
md delayed Hookor's advance unit
Jackson could bring up his troops, who
at once assumed the offensive and pressed
hooker back to charlottesville. Will,
'"cKsonH famous flank movement was il
progress, Anderson held IIco's centre
Inc bhttto was terrific, as Hooker AGAR
az" again tried to break through the thin
me. In woods screened the weakness
vi me confederate line, which was SO
leatlully stretched, in order to cover the
necessary ground, that in some places
rio men were SIX feet apart; yet Hooker
could strike the fatal blow.
ANOTHER RICHMOND.
Hooker had hardly been defeated when
Sedgcwick crossed the river at Frodnr
lcksburg, carrying Marye's Heights and
threatening Gen. Lees rear. He wos
hfst checked at Salem Church. Andor-
sons tired troops had been fighting for
hvo days and nights, but when Con. Lee
called upon them, they cheerfully conn-
termarched and drove Sedgewick across
the river. Anderson, in q marked man
ncr, received Gen. Lees thanks for the
heroic conduct of his veterans, md was
recommended for n lieutenant generals
commission.
AT GETTYSBURG.
Inc second crossing of the Potomac
soon followed, and the battle of Gettys.
Durg' Anderson took no part in the
battle OF the first day. On the second
ms division, except one brigade whion
a ordered to report to Lungstrect,
confronted Cemetery Hill, which he was
ordered to charge when Longstrcct's fire
reached his right flank. This il never
ala, u Longstrect's attack being hard
pressed, Anderson was ordered to make
a diversion by assailing tho position in
MS front, which was handsomely done.
Inc works were carried, and had it bee n
possible TO send him even two brigades
OF supports, the battle OF the third had
never been. None could be sent, and
reluctantly he had to Withdraw to his
orl8lnol position. The division felt this
rcplllso kccnly, and it was stated that its
p"ck bal never before been turned to tho
Toe. 1t went into battle abCut COCO
strong; the morning after 1t mustered
less than 1000. With the army it re-
crossed the Potomac and, excepting the
short campaign at Bristow Station, re
manned in camp until December. When
Meade advanced to Mine Run it marched
to meet him, but Meade retired without
IN engagement. The rest of that winter
was passed around Orange Court House.
THE CAMPAIGN or 'GI.
Early IN the spring Grant opened the
campaign Of 1864. On the 9TH of May
Anderson was guarding the fords Of the
ltapidnn against cavalry. After the bat.
tie of that day orders were sent him to
reJoin Gen. Lee, but they were no. re-
cciycd. Assuming the responsibility,
without orders rs he supposed, because
he knew he must be want, d, he marched
until near daylightof the 9th, aud reached
the ncighborhood Of the battlefield most
opp0rtuncly. At dawn of that day,
Grant having run over some Of the force
in his front was pushing up the road.
endeRvoring to gain Gen. Lees rear.
kershaw and Anderson, coming from
different directions, reached tho field
about the same time, and Grants elOlts
were Q repulsCd. During this day
Longstrcct WAS severely wounded, and
Anderson, BY his request, was transferred
from the 3D. corps CA. p. Hill's) and put
In command OF the LIST QLOngstreet's.)
II NEED OF MERIT.
That night he marched t. Spotsylvania
O.. IT,, reaching it i'll time to Illustrate
Grants Efforts to seize tho heights. He
was promoted lieutenant general and his
commission dated the 9th of May, 1861;
TINS he was the officer of highest rank
from his State. The battles of Spotsyl.
wanna and Cold IIarbor followed the
constant fighting by night and day until
Petersburg was reached; in al these An
derson led the 1st corps. When Long
atrectha a sufficiently recovered to resume
command of his troops Anderson relieved
Bcauregard, who had been ordered to
Charleston. With this new command
he held the lines Immediately in trout OF
Petersburg, until towards the spring of
1868, and then relinquishcd them to
Gordon, and took his place on Gen.
Lees right flank.
~ANDERSoN's ASST BATTLE.
When Grant broke through those lines
Anderson opposed him as best he could,
gaining n temporary advantage at GRAY
ely Run; but the end was fast approach
ing, and exhausted, starving men could
do no moro. At Church Crossing a part
OF his corps under Pickett was badly cut
up, and on the 9th of April he fought
his last battle, when his corps, reduced to
q mere handful, could not stand against
the heavy numbers opposed to it.
PLOTTING FROM FIRST TO LAST.
Anderson was with the Army Of North
orn Virginia from early in 1862 to the
end, was neyor absent from his command
except when disabled by wounds. To
give a full account of his career and of
that of his brigade, division and corps
would necessitate q history Of Gen. Lees
grand army and fill volumes.
The war was over, the South defeated,
and place was not i'll her gift for those
sons who had been educated for a mill
tarY life and who had surrendered all,
save honor, in her cause. Anderson TO-
turned to the home of his boyhood, i'm
,pcyerished and without resources, to
struggle on in the effort to gain q meaele
support. Utterly unsuited to this now
life as lac was success was IA bare possibil-
ity.
THE HRRO AT HOME.
Disasters followed, and this old hero OF
countless battles was reduced to absolute
want and on the verge Of despair. Still
none heard q murmur from him; he had
done the best he knew how, and in tue
cause of duty was content to sufler: bnt